Edith Sitzmann (born 4 January 1963, Regensburg) is a German politician of the

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (for ...

party served as State Minister of Finance in the second cabinet of Minister-President

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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

from 2017 to 2021. She was also a member of the State Parliament, representing the . From 2011 to 2016, she led the Green Party's Group in the State Parliament.

Early life and education

Sitzmann was born on 4 January 1963 in Regensburg. She studied the humanities at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württe ...

University of Regensburg The University of Regensburg (german: link=no, Universität Regensburg) is a public research university located in the medieval city of Regensburg, Bavaria, a city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university was founded on ...

, and

Heidelberg University } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

. Sitzmann earned a

magister degree A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from la, magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to th ...

in 1989, then began working until 1991 as a tour guide for American exchange students.

Political career

Sitzmann joined the

party. From 1993 to 2001, she was a personal friend of and adviser to

Dieter Salomon Dieter Salomon (born 9 August 1960 in Melbourne, Australia) is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens who served as mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau for two terms from 2002 until 2018. Biography Salomon grew up in the German Allgäu. He ...

, a member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. From 1994, she also worked as a freelance presenter and consultant for

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until 2001, when she started her own business. In that time, Sitzmann also joined the district board of Alliance 90/The Greens from 1993 to 1994, and then the party's state board from 1995 to 1999. In May 2016, Sitzmann was appointed State Minister of Finance for Baden-Württemberg. She announced in 2020 that she would not stand for reelection in the 2021 state elections.

Other activities

Corporate boards

EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly-traded energy company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. As its name indicates, EnBW is based in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. History Foundation and development ...

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021) * KfW, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021) *

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) is a universal bank and the Landesbank for some Federal States of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen). As of 2018, it is Germany's biggest state-backed landesbank lender. LBBW is a full-s ...

(LBBW), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (2017–2021)

Non-profit organizations

* German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) * Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), MemberEdith Sitzmann
Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sitzmann, Edith Living people 1963 births People from Regensburg Alliance 90/The Greens politicians Members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg